Jorge Paixão da Costa

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Jorge Paixão da Costa

Born October 13, 1954 · Lisbon, Portugal (age 72)

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Known For

Hero On The FrontHero On The Front · 2018
Hero On The Front
★ 5.52018
MovieWarDrama
A Portuguese soldier, who got stranded from his team during the La Lys battle, struggles by himself through dozens of German offensives so he can guarantee the safety of his companions.
The Mystery of SintraThe Mystery of Sintra · 2007
The Mystery of Sintra
★ 5.42007
MovieMystery
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition. Everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game.
The Art of Dying Far AwayThe Art of Dying Far Away · 2020
The Art of Dying Far Away
2020
MovieDrama
Can a turtle, the most pacific animal on earth, start a range of significant events that are going to forever change a couple's life? After dividing all their assets, Arnaldo e Barbara still have one decision to make before they formalize their separation: what to do with the turtle? Amongst hesitation and failed solutions, unintended burglaries, police stations, plastic natures and misunderstandings, a single turtle fate is postponing this couple's separation. Because they know that, when they give the turtle back to its natural habitat, their relationship will be over. Are they ready for that last step?
Jazzé DuarteJazzé Duarte · 2019
Jazzé Duarte
2019
MovieDocumentary
A Documentary by Jorge Paixão da Costa that honors José Duarte and his radio program "five minutes of Jazz"
Ballad of Dog BeachBallad of Dog Beach · 1987
Ballad of Dog Beach
★ 6.41987
MovieCrimeDrama
In Portugal, in the 60s, the corpse of a man appears on Dog's Beach. The corpse is identified as the major Dantas, a man wanted by authorities after his escape from a military prison where he was awaiting trial for insurrection.
Dead Man's SeatDead Man's Seat · 1984
Dead Man's Seat
★ 5.41984
MovieDramaMystery
A newspaper reporter comes across a man and woman arguing on the beach, and after obligingly driving the woman around when she seeks him out, he takes her back to discover that the man has been murdered. The woman takes off, but the reporter, after many twists and turns, runs into her on a train. They start a relationship, but he had better pay closer attention to how he got to know her in the first place.
Goodbye PrincessGoodbye Princess · 1992
Goodbye Princess
★ 8.01992
MovieDramaMystery
Mitó lives in a small village and is the son of the local Comunist Party leader, she is 18 years-old and is about to graduate from the high-school she must attend at Beja - the nearest town. News that she killed her German boyfriend, at 4 a.m. on a desert road, do not excite much the editor of a Lisbon newspaper. He sends in a tyro reporter, Joaquim Peixoto, just in case. The young man, already considered hopless in his profession, will uncover more than a sex scandal to be used for political purposes. Written by Artemis-9
WomenWomen · 1997
Women
★ 5.21997
MovieDramaComedy
Five women, all in their forties, try to find out what's important for them in life.

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